Katarina Waters
Katarina Waters[2] (born 10 November 1980)[7] is a German-born English professional wrestler and valet that currently wrestles for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name, Winter.[2] She is best known from World Wrestling Entertainment, wrestling on its Raw brand with the ring name Katie Lea.[3]
| Katarina Waters | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Ring name(s) | Beautiful Nightmare[1] Kat[2] Katie Lea[3] Katie Lea Burchill[4] Kat La Noir[5] Nikita[6] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[6] |
| Billed weight | 140 lb (64 kg)[6] |
| Born | 10 November 1980
(aged 45)[7] Lüneburg, West Germany[7] Raised in London, England[6] |
| Billed from | Chelsea, England[3] |
| Trained by | Jon Ryan[2] Mark Sloan[2] Alex Shane[2] Ohio Valley Wrestling |
| Debut | February 2000[8] |
Career
Before signing with WWE, she spent many years on the independent circuit, particularly in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, where she used the ring name Nikita. After signing with WWE, she competed in Ohio Valley Wrestling, where she became a two time Women's Champion[9] before being called up to the main roster.
Wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Hair-pull backbreaker[10] – WWE
- Kat Nip (Inverted facelock neckbreaker)[11] – independent circuit
- Side slam backbreaker[8] – independent circuit
- Signature moves
- Managers
- Wrestlers managed
- Hade Vansen[6]
- Paul Burchill / The Ripper[3]
- Nicknames
- Entrance themes
Championships and accomplishments
- Ohio Valley Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked her #20 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2009[15]
- Queens of Chaos
- Trans-Atlantic Wrestling
- TWC Women's Championship (1 time)[6]
Katarina Waters Media
Waters (in black) wrestling Maryse at the WrestleMania XXV event in April 2009
Waters (left) posing in the ring alongside Angelina Love during a TNA live event in 2010
Waters during an TNA live event in March 2011
Waters is a one-time TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion
References
- ↑ Caldwell, James. ECW TV Report 12/8: In-person live report on Christian & Yoshi & Shelton vs. Team Regal, Archer vs. Dreamer (8 December 2009)PWTorch. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 The LilsBoys. Kat to be cream of WWE. The Sun (2006-06-16). Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Katie Lea BioWWE. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ↑ Adkins, Greg. Twice Bitten (2008-02-11)World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ↑ Gerweck, Steve. News on Katie Lea, Kong, Dutt, and more. WrestleView (2010-07-07). Retrieved 2010-07-07.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 Nikita of GLORY WrestlingGLORY Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Katie Lea Waters BiographyIMDb. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Shimmer Roster. Shimmer Women AthletesVisuex. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ↑ Ohio Valley Wrestling Womens' Title HistorySolie's Title History. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ↑ Bishop, Matt. ECW: Hardy, Swagger on collision course. Slam! Sports (2009-01-06)Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2009-06-17.[dead link]
- ↑ Katie Lea's Online World of Wrestling profileOnline World Of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Plummer, Dale. Raw: Rivalry grows between new tag champs. Slam! Sports (2008-08-05)Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2009-05-17.[dead link]
- ↑ WWE TunesWorld Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ↑ OVW Title HistoriesOhio Valley Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ↑ Martin, Adam. PWI Top 50 Female Wrestlers list (2009-09-11)WrestleView. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ↑ Queens of Chaos Tournament 1Queens of Chaos. Retrieved 2009-08-10.